Johnson Oatman Jr. was an American hymn writer born in 1856. He is best known for writing over 3,000 hymns, including the famous No, Not One! and I’ll Be a Friend to Jesus. Oatman was also a ...

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“Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” The words of this old hymn, written by Johnson Oatman in 1897, remind us that no matter what situation we ...